Our Storyboards

After we had finished all of our research into making a thriller film and established what we wanted to include, we started to plan our opening title sequence. We created our storyboards so that we had a good idea of what was going to happen. It gave us the opportunity to look over our previous ideas and go over what we wanted to change and what we wanted to include. The storyboards are mostly to guide us while we are filming, they show us the shots that we will film and also tell us what type of shot it is for example mid shot or tracking shot.

•  This is the first page of our opening sequence.
• The first shot is zooming into her eye- we wanted to do this so that it looks like we are going back into her memories.
• We then show photos of the girl as a baby to how she looks today so it gives the impression that she has been a sweet innocent girl throughout her life.
• The next shot shows the production company which we had to make up.
• We then followed on from this with a slow panning shot of a building to give the impression that the girl is in danger and is looking around at her surroundings to see if there is anything there.

•  The name of our film is displayed, 'TORTURED'. We chose this title because it has a lot of relevance to our plot line. This is because the main character is being forced in to doings things she doesn't want to do such as cutting and therefore torturing herself.   
• The action then cuts to a  tracking shot which is following two shadows. The one in front looks back on the shadow behind to give the impression that she is being followed and in danger.
• Next, the Directors names are shown.
• There is another, slightly faster panning shot of another building.
• The names of the actors in our opening sequence are shown.
• We then see feet walking towards the camera in the dark, and a dimly lit light is lighting the pathway. This gives the impression that she is vulnerable and exposed because she is alone.

•  There is a long shot of the girl opening the door and going into the room. 
• The action cuts to a mid shot of the girl coming to a mirror, she peers as she thinks she has seen something and quickly turns around. There is nothing there. We were inspired by the film 'Mirrors' to do this shot and it signifies the idea that someone is watching her.
• There is a long shot of a hooded figure watching the girl from aside. This allows the audience to assume that this figure has been following her and this is what made her feel like she was being watched. We deliberately dressed her in all black because this colour connotes evil.
• There is then a tracking shot of the girls feet walking down a narrow corridor. This shot cross-cuts with the next shot which is also a tracking shot of the girl walking towards a picture and you are looking at her reflection. You then see the hooded figure behind her. She looks around and the figure is gone. We used cross-cutting because we thought just having the shot of her reflection in the picture would be too boring as it is too long. Cross-cutting allowed us to break it down. 
• The person responsible for the screenplay and the director of photography's name appears.

•  A long shot of the girl walking into a toilet cubicle is shown. She shuts the door and there is nobody else in there. This could symbolise her desire to shut the world out. 
• We then see the girl inside the toilet looking in the mirror in the dark with a light shining on her. This gives her face a sinister glow and promote the theme of possession, that the hooded figure has taken over her.
• We then see a close up of the hooded figure and we can't see her face. It is almost like they haven't got a identity and this creates a sinister atmosphere.
• The action then cuts to who edited the film.
• There is then a mid shot and the girl comes out of the toilet with smudged makeup and a 'REBEL' t-shirt on. The girl has completely changed her personality and appearance as now she is bad. 
• After the girl is gone, we see the hooded figure was inside the toilet 'influencing' her. This shows how easy it is for people to influence your decisions in life.

• We the see of a mid shot of the girl looking into a mirror. The hooded figure is behind her in the toilet cubicle. This shows that despite her change in character, the hooded figure is still influencing her and she can't get rid of them.
• The make-up supervisor and hair stylist's name is shown.
• We then see an extreme close up of an arm being cut with a knife, forming the word 'HELP' in a black and white shot. It is the girl's arm. This shows that the sweet, innocent girl is still within and is trying to break out and get help.
• In another black and white shot the blood is washed away down the sink. We were inspired by the film 'Psycho' to do this shot as the film is in black and white and in the famous 'shower scene' after the woman has been murdered, the blood is washed down the sink.
• The action then cuts to a shot showing the name of the person responsible for the music.
• There is then a close up of the girl with smudged makeup on. The camera then zooms into this shot slightly, almost replicating the beginning shot. This shows the audience how much she has changed. This cross-cuts with a mid-shot of the hooded figure with the knife. It is almost like she is admiring her handy-work as she inspects the blood-covered knife.